UNSPSC 50501506: Vitamin B6 supplement

Vitamin supplements are used to ensure that adequate amounts of nutrients are obtained on a daily basis, if optimal amounts cannot be obtained through a varied diet. Several forms of the vitamin B6 are known, but pyridoxal phosphate is the active form and is a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, including transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation. It is also necessary for the enzymatic reaction governing the release of glucose from glycogen.

UNSPSC 50501506 Vitamin B6 supplement is a Commodity code covering the procurement of pyridoxine and related B6 formulations for state and local government use. The code captures direct purchase of vitamin B6 products in various forms — tablets, capsules, powders, and injectable preparations — typically for public health programs, correctional facilities, healthcare system formularies, and nutritional support in institutional settings. State and local buyers use this code when acquiring B6 supplements as standalone products or as components of broader pharmaceutical or nutritional procurement initiatives, though vitamin supplementation often rolls into larger multi-vitamin or general pharmaceutical buys where the specific B6 line-item code may not surface prominently in individual notices.

The source provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 50501506. Without posted RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs in the recent-opportunities dataset, geographic distribution and issuing-body concentration cannot be characterized from active solicitations. Vitamin B6 supplement procurement at the state and local level tends to be episodic and often bundled within broader health-system or correctional-facility pharmaceutical acquisitions rather than solicited as a standalone line item, which limits visibility in public notice systems.